Spend a creative afternoon exploring the magic of cyanotypes in this Maker Date, where you and your plus one will enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare! Learn how to use light sensitive paper to make beautiful blue prints and experiment with shapes, textures, and shadows. Perfect for a fun, hands-on date with your significant other or best friend. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Class will be held in the Darkroom, Studio 233, on the 2nd floor in GoggleWorks.
Relish in your creativity and join us in the fusing studio for this Maker Date where you’ll enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Our instructor will guide you through picking a mold and selecting your color palette to create a unique glass plate, platter, or bowl. Closed-toe shoes are required. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Light up your night with a flameworking Maker Date, enjoying beer, wine, and lite fare while you and your date learn to use torches and tools to melt and sculpt. Discover how gravity and heat work together to create a small glass form. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Sketch outdoors on GoggleWorks’ campus! Learn tips for sketching from life with a special focus on buildings and perspective. You should bring your favorite sketch journal and sketching supplies which can include dry media (pencils, pens, pastels) and water-based media like watercolors and gouache.
Supplies can be purchased at our Art Supply Store, located on the first floor of GoggleWorks.
Commemorate your furry friend by encasing their ashes in glass in a beautiful and unique suncatcher. Bring approximately one tablespoon of your pet’s ashes to the workshop for incorporation into your custom art piece. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Make a one-of-a-kind wooden spoon or cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. Learn to orient your piece of wood for strength and efficient carving while using a variety of techniques and grips to remove material. Great for both beginners and experienced artists. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Dive into the darkroom and discover the creative possibilities of photographic printing! Over three weeks, you will explore the fundamentals of darkroom printing, play with double exposures to create layered, dreamlike images, and discover the dramatic effects of solarization. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced photographer, this workshop is a space to experiment and push the boundaries of traditional film photography. Please bring black and white negatives you’d like to print, along with any objects you’d like to experiment with (necklaces, keys, gloves, slinkies, hoops, light bulbs, or anything else that inspires you.) Feel free to get creative! All paper and chemicals will be provided.
Class will be held in the Darkroom, Studio 233, on the 2nd floor in GoggleWorks.
Learn the fundamentals of stained glass assembly using lead and solder. Gain hands-on experience in design, shaping, foiling, and soldering as you make your own small stained glass panel to take home at the end of class.Closed-toe shoes required.
Learn the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls, and more in this exciting introduction to the fundamentals of working on a potter’s wheel. You will be guided through the process of throwing, shaping, and trimming your pieces. Express your creative voice through basic surface decoration and glazing techniques.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Turnaround time for ceramics can be a few weeks. Once the pieces are ready for pick up, you’ll receive an email from our Programs team letting you know.
Everyone needs kitchenware, why not create your own and give it a personal touch? Craft a wooden handle and create a utensil of your choice. The options are endless: a bottle opener, a bottle stopper, a honey dipper, or even a potato masher. Come ready to create the missing utensil in your cookware collection! A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Go bananas in this fusing workshop! Cut shapes from glass and assemble them into a creative piece of magnetic art. Choose from an assortment of colored glass to create a stylized fruit magnet to decorate your fridge or tacklebox.Closed-toe shoes required.
Learn the basics of bead making and create your very own wine stopper! This is a great introduction to learning to work with the material on the torch. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
